City vs city
Monte Vista vs Pagosa Springs, CO
Monte Vista currently scores 4 points higher overall than Pagosa Springs, with the largest gap in wildfire.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Monte Vista: 31/100 · Pagosa Springs: 27/100
Monte Vista is 4 points higher.
Flood
Monte Vista: 52/100 · Pagosa Springs: 36/100
Monte Vista is 16 points higher.
Monte Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Pagosa Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Monte Vista: 13/100 · Pagosa Springs: 13/100
No gap.
Monte Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pagosa Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Monte Vista: 19/100 · Pagosa Springs: 23/100
Pagosa Springs is 4 points higher.
Monte Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pagosa Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Monte Vista: 0/100 · Pagosa Springs: 4/100
Pagosa Springs is 4 points higher.
Monte Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pagosa Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Monte Vista: 32/100 · Pagosa Springs: 11/100
Monte Vista is 21 points higher.
Monte Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pagosa Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Monte Vista: Unavailable · Pagosa Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Monte Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pagosa Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Monte Vista: 42/100 · Pagosa Springs: 73/100
Pagosa Springs is 31 points higher.
Monte Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pagosa Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Monte Vista: 25/100 · Pagosa Springs: 26/100
Pagosa Springs is 1 points higher.
Monte Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Pagosa Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.